August 27, 2021
Dear Kent Primary School Families,
I hope that this letter finds you all well, relaxing and enjoying the summer with your friends and family. While I have enjoyed the summer break, I am looking forward to welcoming all of you back to KPS and beginning another successful year! On behalf of the faculty and staff, I would like to extend a warm welcome to those families that are new to our school. I am confident that you will come to truly love our exceptional school community as much as I do!
Our Custodial, Building and Grounds, and Maintenance staff have been hard at work to prepare the building for the students’ return. The building is nearly prepared for their arrival, and I’m sure that you’ll be as pleased as I am regarding the level of pride these men and women take in their work. Their efforts provide an inviting environment for the children to do their best thinking and learning!
As a reminder, the first full day of school for grades 1-4 will be on Thursday, September 2nd. The name of your child’s teacher, as well as the time and location of the morning and afternoon bus stops, can be found on the Home Access Center. For those parents that drive their children to school, you may begin dropping your children off at 8:50 AM. Please do not arrive early because there are no staff members on duty to supervise the children. For those of you picking your child up at the end of the day, you can begin arriving at 3:10 PM.
Kindergarten students will have a modified day on September 2nd. Kindergarten students should NOT ride the bus to school on this day. Parents and Kindergarten students should arrive together at 9:30 AM. The students will meet with their teachers to see their classroom, participate in brief activities, and then go for a short bus ride. The parents will meet with me for a Q & A period. At approximately 10:30 AM, the Kindergarten students will leave the building with their parents. The first full day of school for Kindergarten students will be Friday, September 3rd.
Finally, I would like to direct your attention to the CCSD website (www.carmelschools.org) for the most current information regarding our return to school plan this year. The district home page contains the most current information I have available for this year’s reopening. You will find this information under the section titled, “Update on Fall Reopening Guidance.”
Again, I am looking forward to welcoming you back to a positive and productive school year. In the meantime, enjoy the remainder of summer with your family and friends. I’ll look forward to seeing you soon on September 2, 2021. Be happy and be well!
Sincerely,
Daniel J. Brown, Principal
Kindness was overflowing in kindergarten at Kent Primary for World Kindness Day after reading a story that imagines we each have an invisible bucket that fills with drops of kindness when we are kind to someone, or someone is kind to us. Read more about the World Kindness Day lesson.
It was a kindness collaboration in Amy Constantinides’ Grade 4 class, creating acrostic poems in celebration of World Kindness Day! Read more about the Kindness Day lesson.
Second-grade students in Peter Brochhausen’s class at Kent Primary School celebrated the conclusion of their recent Citizenship unit in social studies with a class flag and pledge project. Together, they then wrote a pledge to their classroom flag and each other. See a video of the student reciting their class pledge!
With the help of a special owl puppet named Echo, Daina Sinclair’s first-grade students at Kent Primary kicked off a phonics lesson featuring the letters P & J. Using her smartboard, Sinclair turned the letter review into a guessing game! Read more about first grade phonics fun.
At Kent Primary, students were asked to use art to answer the question: How can you be a good citizen at school? They shared their ideas & drawings on paper hands now displayed in the hallways & main lobby! Read full story & see more photos of artwork.
What makes a hero? Third-grade students in Meghan Gould’s class at Kent Primary discussed the qualities that make someone a hero as part of a lesson in advance of the Sept. 11 anniversary. Read full story & learn about our students' heroes.
During the last week of school, Kent Primary kindergarten students in Heather Carlson & Celeste Pregno's class surprised parents with a recording of their Author's Day Writing Celebration to show their writing progress during the year!
Celebrating the 6c of Kent Primary School. Compassion, Critical Thinking, Citizenship, Communication, Creativity and Collaboration
Celebrating the 6c of Kent Primary School. Compassion, Critical Thinking, Citizenship, Communication, Creativity and Collaboration
Celebrating the 6c of Kent Primary School. Compassion, Critical Thinking, Citizenship, Communication, Creativity and Collaboration
Elementary Schools dismissed at noon.
Carmel High School and George Fischer Middle School students remain for a full day.
Two separate concerts - 6pm start time - more information to follow
Camp Herrlich - Carmel - time TBA
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